Elementary school (grades K-5) · Faith, NC

Faith Academy Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Faith Academy Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 370047503568Charter school
0/100100/10025/100
👥 S:T ratio
8
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
61
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Faith Academy Charter School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 94% of North Carolina schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most North Carolina schools.

25
Resource Index · Lower
22.9:1
large classes for North Carolina
938
students enrolled

Faith Academy Charter School has class sizes larger than 94% of North Carolina schools. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+182 students YoY

Faith Academy Charter School grew from 601 students in 2022-23 to 783 in 2023-24 (+30.3%).

Teacher FTE added 41.6 → 53.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+182 students YoY 370047503568 · Faith, NC Elementary · MID · CHARTER

938 enr · 22.9:1 · RII 25

Nearest enrollment peer: Boulder Ridge Elementary (938 students)

Faith Academy Charter School grew from 601 students in 2022-23 to 783 in 2023-24 (+30.3%). Teacher FTE added 41.6 → 53.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

How Faith Academy Charter School compares

Faith Academy Charter School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs North Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 22.9:1 ▲ 45% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 938 top 12% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

22.9:1
Leaner classes than 8% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
938
Bigger than 90% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
22.9:1
students per teacher - 45% above state mean
Top 94% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 6% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
15.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$9,331
per pupil, district-wide - below North Carolina avg of $12,294
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 938 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 24 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 87.4%
Hispanic or Latino 4.8%
Two or More 4.5%
African American 2.0%
Asian 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 87.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 23.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 23.1, Faith Academy Charter School is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

District finance for Faith Academy reports $9,331 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Faith Academy Charter School

How many students attend Faith Academy Charter School?

Faith Academy Charter School has 938 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Faith, NC. CCD year-over-year: 601 (2022-23) → 783 (2023-24), up 182.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Faith Academy Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Faith Academy Charter School is 22.9:1, which is 45% higher than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 46% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Faith Academy Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Faith Academy Charter School is White at 87.4% of enrollment, in Faith, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Faith Academy Charter School?

Faith Academy Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Faith Academy?

None; Faith Academy is a single-school charter district, and Faith Academy Charter School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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